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IBM hires former Xerox CTO to lead research group operations
Just a week after reshuffling its management team, IBM Corp. has made another key executive hire that will bring a fresh pair of eyes into its research side. The technology giant is appointing engineer-turned-executive Sophie Vandebroek to the role of chief operating officer at its research division, according to a story in Xconomy. The Cornell ...
Cisco: Enterprises face new security challenges in 2017
The rapid evolution of online threats requires organizations to continuously adapt and enhance their security defenses. But according to market data from Cisco Systems Inc., a lot of companies aren’t keeping up. The networking giant released a new installment of its Annual Cybersecurity Report today shows that many firms struggle to adopt modern security technologies ...
Report: IBM reshuffles top cloud, analytics brass
IBM Corp.’s management team appears to have quietly undergone some major changes this month. According to the Next Platform, the reorganization was initiated late last week after the retirement of Robert LeBlanc, a 36-year veteran of the company who most recently headed its cloud division. There was no advance warning of his departure, but SiliconANGLE ...
Report: Digital Bridge to ink the industry’s next billion-dollar data center deal
Companies are moving more and more of their applications to the cloud, but physical data centers are still very much in demand. Reuters reported on Thursday that Digital Bridge Holdings LLC, an investment firm specializing in buying and selling technology infrastructure firms, is looking to acquire Vantage Data Centers Management Co. LLC for “well over” ...
Apple joins ethical AI research group as founding member
Apple Inc. hasn’t been as quick to embrace the open-source artificial intelligence community as some of its fellow tech giants, but it’s starting to make up for lost time. The iPhone maker this morning became the sixth founding member of the much-touted Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society. Apple joins inaugural backers Amazon.com ...
Singapore invests $800 million into Alphabet’s Verily life sciences group
The big reorganization that saw Google Inc. turn into Alphabet Inc. last year was much more than just a branding update. The search giant has also decided to let external parties invest in its businesses. Verily, the research group formerly known as Google Life Sciences, today announced that it has secured a massive $800 million ...
Japan’s Rakuten leads $18M round into communications startup CafeX
After a series of bold venture investments in financial tech and ride-sharing, Rakuten Inc. is shifting its attention to the world of enterprise technology. The Japanese Internet giant today led an $18 million round into a fast-rising startup called CafeX Communications Inc. that is trying to reshape two markets at once. Founded in 2013, the New ...
Reflektive lands $25M to give performance reviews real-time relevance
Performance reviews are one of the most important and time-tested tools in human resources departments’ arsenal, but according to Reflektive Inc., there’s still a lot of room for improvement. The San Francisco-based startup is advocating a “continuous” approach to tracking employee productivity that has managed to draw the attention of Silicon Valley investors. Among them ...
Cisco intros a $4,990 digital whiteboard for collaborative meetings
Although it’s best-known for making networking equipment, Cisco Systems Inc.’s hardware lineup includes a wide range of other products as well. The list includes items as diverse as telephony systems, surveillance cameras, and, starting today, a cloud-connected digital whiteboard for conference rooms. The touch display is launching under the name Spark Board in a nod to ...
AI-based antivirus maker SentinelOne closes $70M funding
Despite fierce competition in the antivirus market, SentinelOne Inc. sees a bright future for its artificial intelligence-powered threat detection platform. Now, it appears several top Silicon Valley venture funds agree. SentinelOne revealed this morning that it’s closed a mammoth $70 million funding round led by Redpoint Ventures. The firm, which counts itself among the startup’s ...